do you view masturbation as a sin?

Question

or do you see it as a way to stay chaste?

Answer 1

I guess it depends on who you do it to....................

Answer 2

Sexuality is a gift from God, as we read in the book of Genesis.

It is meant to be shared, a physical expression of our love and concern for a member of the opposite sex with whom we have made a life-long commitment through marriage and is open to the possibility of procreation.

There is a sharp distinction between "making love" and "having sex." The former constitutes the wise use of the gift of sexuality, whereas the latter falls short of this ideal.

Masturbation is self-directed. As such, is a distortion of human sexuality.

By nature, it is incapable of expressing love and concern for an other person. It is also incapable of the possibility of procreation, in fulfillment of our Creator's injunction to "be fruitful and multiply."

Since it "misses the mark" of the wise use of the gift of sexuality, it is considered sinful. This is especially so in cases in which masturbation becomes an addiction.

Answer 3

indeed not . maybe an obscession with it but as a viable needed release or occasional pleasure you can blame the reluctance of females and realize it's far better than rape or unwanted pregnancies from teens or the unnecessary spread of aids . Chaste is only a virtue if you get caught by someone .

Answer 4

For some reason, a lot of Christians think masturbation is a sin because of the story of Onan. The thing is, Onan was not punished by God because he masturbated...he was punished by God because he pulled out and "spilled his seed upon the ground" *instead of impregnating his dead brother's wife* as he was commanded to do by God. He didn't get punished for choking the chicken, he got punished for disobeying God.

Answer 5

No, I do not think it is a sin.

The only place I see it mentioned in the Bible is where a man "spills his seed" instead of inpregnating his widowed sister-in-law, which he was supposed to do due to his brothers death (Gen 38:9) in order that he have a line/name to live on from him.

Answer 6

No. But I don't define anything as a "sin." Masturbation never hurt anybody, and it's probably kept a lot of people from going insane in lieu of readily available sex, so I say have at it.

I like how somebody always says it's OK as long as you don't lust, because lust is a sin...lol. It's like saying you can eat, but don't dare taste anything. Lust is absolutely natural, and masturbation is a convenient way of dealing with it.

Answer 7

No i do not. It is a very good feeling for all who does it. The thing is, the catholics and christians believes that if you do, you will turn into a blind werewolf with no privates. But as far as i checked, not one of these things are true.

Answer 8

No. Everyone does or has masturbated. Kinda hypocritical for people who believe in god.

Answer 9

"There are none so blind as those who refuse to see."

CATHOLIC CHURCH KNEW OF CHILD MOLESTATION BACK IN 1985!

Excerpts from 1985 document:
The following excerpts have been compiled by Gary MacEoin from the
June 1985 report by Fr. Michael Peterson, Dominican Fr. Thomas Doyle,
and F. Ray Mouton titled "The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman
Catholic Clergy: Meeting the Problem in a Comprehensive and
Responsible Manner." Block letters appear as they appeared in the
report:

...Some extremely serious issues have arisen which presently place the
church in the posture of facing extremely serious financial
consequence as well as significant injury to its image. ... The
criminal considerations, civil considerations, canonical
considerations and clinical considerations are of such magnitude, not
to mention the other substantial considerations such as insurance and
public relations, that it was decided that the presentation of these
extraordinary issues necessitated an extraordinary response. . Time is
of the essence.

...The necessity for protecting the confidentiality of this document
cannot be overemphasized. . The national press has an active interest
in items discussed herein, and therefore, an abundance of caution is
required.
...Over ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000) in claims have been
made against one diocese as a result of sexual contact between one
priest and a number of minor children. ... A TEN BILLION DOLLAR
($10,000,000,000,000) class-action lawsuit has been threatened, which
threat is documented.

...A minimum of national print publications (NEW YORK TIMES, THE
WASHINGTON POST, NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER, VANITY FAIR, MOTHER JONES and ROLLING STONE) have reporters in place trying to tie the isolated
episodes into a national story, presumably one of scandalous
proportions. Several of these publications have already published
lengthy articles (NCR, June 7, 1985).


(Click Here for Entire collection of excerpts)
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As I stated earlier. This church KNEW all along the problems that would arise if and WHEN the truth was out about its clergymen. This not only proves they lied to all of us in recent months about NOT knowing what was up, it also proves they did not care and had every intention of covering it up. Pretty awesome how not only hindsight, but documented facts have a tendency to make the truth come forth eh?

Many people think that Roman Catholic priests BECOME pedophiles. However, this is not the case. Fact is, pedophiles become Catholic priests because they know they will be protected. Think about that simple truth for a moment. Look around! If Joe Shmoe is caught in "AnyTown USA" for child molestation, what happens? He is arrested, brought to trial, convicted, and jailed.. right? What happens when a Catholic priest is caught? NOTHING! Sure you see an "occasional" Bishop or Cardinal in a bit of hot water for what he allowed his priests to do. But do you ever hear of a priest ending up in jail?? RARELY if at all... and why is that so? It has to do with the fact that ALL the world wonders after this beast. It also has to do with the fact that the majority of both the Senate and the Congress of the USA is CATHOLIC and the US Supreme Court is 100% Catholic. Rest assured, the bulk of the police, lawyers, prosecutors, etc are Catholic as well.

In other words... Not only is the Vat of sin in Rome making sure their priests evade trouble. The strangely loyal Catholic people are being directed via EACH priest in EACH parish to be "lenient" towards their brother and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church. I am not yelling conspiracy here either. This is an everyday reality. Just recently in a small town near me a Roman Catholic priest was accused of child molestation. The following Sunday a friend of mine attended a Roman Catholic mass. She informed me that the priest told the people not to believe what was being said concerning the pedophile priest. In that gathering of "faithful" you would find a bevy of "community conscious" Catholics. Would the prosecuting attorney tend to look the other way after attending such a mass? Would the chief of police be extra lenient towards his brother in Catholicism now? Would the judge attending mass lower the bail, or allow the priest to walk without bail all together?

Keep in mind. There is at least one Catholic church in EVERY major city in the USA. And most small towns and even rural districts have them as well. You do realize that's no mistake right? Need I also mention the power of the VOTER?

Now do you understand why the HUGE majority of Catholic priests caught molesting children do NOT receive prison terms? Could it be the prosecutor is Catholic? The judge? The jurors? The Governor? Senator? Congressman? Or the man or woman seeking VOTES sees a possible problem with re-election if the priest is jailed.

By the way, not only did the Vatican KNOW of this pedophilia problem. Just two years ago, THEY HELD CONCERTS where a man (Gerald Hannon) who is an advocate for child porn as well as "man-boy love" took part in. PLUS, this advocate for the vilest of Satanic decadence was applauded not only by the Roman Catholic audience, the choir applauded him as well. Was this not spoken of in Scripture?

Romans 1:32, "Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

Seriously! Even a loyal Roman Catholic must know that child molestation is wrong. Yet... they applaud this man?


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Answer 10

I have never viewed anyone masturbating but myself, and if it was a sin, it was sinfully enjoyable.

Answer 11

If it is a "sin", then it's one that EVERYONE indulges in.
There are only two kinds of people in the world; those that masturbate, and those that lie about not masturbating.